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Newer page: version 2 Last edited on Saturday, August 7, 2004 11:25:40 am by LinuxLarry
Older page: version 1 Last edited on Monday, June 3, 2002 6:55:58 pm by perry Revert
@@ -21,21 +21,17 @@
  
  
 It might look as follows: 
  
-  
-# lilo.conf  
-#  
-# global options:  
- boot=/dev/hda  
-prompt  
-timeout=150  
-lba32  
-compact  
-vga=normal  
-root=/dev/hda1  
-read-only  
-menu-title= 
+ boot=/dev/hda  
+ prompt  
+ timeout=150  
+ lba32  
+ compact  
+ vga=normal  
+ root=/dev/hda1  
+ read-only  
+ menu-title= 
  
  
 This configuration file specifies that lilo uses the Master 
 Boot Record on /dev/hda. (For a discussion of the various 
@@ -132,20 +128,20 @@
  
 Defines boot-time changes to partition type numbers 
 (`hiding'). 
  
+ change-rules  
+ reset  
+ type=DOS12  
+ normal=1  
+ hidden=0x11  
+ type=DOS16_small  
+ normal=4  
+ hidden=0x14  
+ type=DOS16_big  
+ normal=0x06  
+ hidden=0x16  
  
-change-rules  
-reset  
-type=DOS12  
-normal=1  
-hidden=0x11  
-type=DOS16_small  
-normal=4  
-hidden=0x14  
-type=DOS16_big  
-normal=0x06  
-hidden=0x16  
 The above excerpt from a configuration file specifies that all default ''change-rules'' are removed (''reset'', the three types specified would have been added to the existing default change-rules. Normally, the default rules are sufficient. The strings which define the partition types are used in a ''change'' section (see below), with the suffixes '' 
  
  
 __compact__ 
@@ -186,13 +182,13 @@
  
 Defines non-standard parameters for the specified disk. See 
 section 
  
+ disk=/dev/sda  
+ bios=0x80  
+ disk=/dev/hda  
+ bios=0x81  
  
- disk=/dev/sda  
-bios=0x80  
-disk=/dev/hda  
-bios=0x81  
 would say that your SCSI disk is the first BIOS disk, and your (primary master) IDE disk is the second BIOS disk. 
  
  
 __disktab=__'''' 
@@ -689,21 +685,23 @@
 keyword were specified. The keyword __change__ alone, 
 without any rules following, will suppress automatic 
 change-rules. For example, 
  
+ other=/dev/hda2  
+ label=dos  
+ table=/dev/hda  
+ change  
+ automatic  
+ partition=/dev/hda1  
+ set=DOS12_hidden  
+ deactivate  
+ partition=/dev/hda2  
+ set=DOS16_big_normal  
+ activate  
+  
+specifies that when primary partition /dev/hda2 is booted, automatic change-rules will be in effect; plus, partition 1, a DOS12 partition, will be set hidden, and deactivated. In addition, partition 2, will be set normal, and activated. Activation sets the boot-flag in the partition table. The ''automatic'' keyword may confict with default change rules, so the ''set='' lines above may be redundant. Also see ''change-rules'' above.  
  
- other=/dev/hda2  
-label=dos  
-table=/dev/hda  
-change  
-automatic  
-partition=/dev/hda1  
-set=DOS12_hidden  
-deactivate  
-partition=/dev/hda2  
-set=DOS16_big_normal  
-activate  
-specifies that when primary partition /dev/hda2 is booted, automatic change-rules will be in effect; plus, partition 1, a DOS12 partition, will be set hidden, and deactivated. In addition, partition 2, will be set normal, and activated. Activation sets the boot-flag in the partition table. The ''automatic'' keyword may confict with default change rules, so the ''set='' lines above may be redundant.  
+(A list of ''set='' parameters for common file systems would be very helpful)  
  
  
 __map-drive=__'''' 
  
@@ -713,11 +711,11 @@
 __ 
  
  
  map-drive=0x80 
-to=0x81  
-map-drive=0x81  
-to=0x80 
+ to=0x81  
+ map-drive=0x81  
+ to=0x80 
  
  
 __unsafe__ 
  
@@ -727,9 +725,9 @@
 check. If the boot sector is on a fixed-format floppy disk 
 device, using UNSAFE avoids the need to put a readable disk 
 into the drive when running the map installer. `unsafe' and 
 `table' are mutually incompatible. 
-!!COMMON OPTIONS (image= !!  
+!!COMMON OPTIONS (''either'' image= ''or'' other=)  
  
  
 In both the __image=__ and __other=__ cases, the 
 following options apply. 
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